Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 8: Eco Club and Department of EVS of Government SPMR College of Commerce have developed eco-friendly vertical garden raised in discarded plastic bottles in the college.
Prof Ranjeet Singh Jamwal, Principal of the college inaugurated the vertical garden consisting of various plants such as Zebrina, Pelia, Syngonium, Petunia, Pothos, Spider plant etc. He appreciated the efforts of the Department of EVS and Eco club members for taking this green initiative in the college. He encouraged the students to create such gardensin order to save space and enhance beauty in their surroundings.
The vertical garden was created under the guidance of Dr. Nazia Rasool, EVS Coordinator (CLUJ).
In her address, she explained in detail about the importance of such gardens in reducing air pollution, improving the air quality index and conserving water. On the occasion, Dr. Deepak Pathania, Convener of the Eco club, talked about the menace of plastic pollution and suggested the use of discarded plastic bottles in creating greenery.
Manmeet Singh, Maheeppal Singh, Manyata Sharma, Kamia Khajuria, Deepasha and other volunteers of Eco club actively participated in the decoration and maintenance of the garden. Faculty members present during the inauguration were Prof. Archana Koul, Prof Sandhya Bharadwaj, Prof ShafkatJ ehangir, Prof. Monika Mahajan and Prof. RoomiRani.The entire event was coordinated by Eco club members Dr. Jagmeet Kaur, Prof. Fayza, Dr. Sarabjeet Kour Sudan, Prof. Rishu Mahajan. The formal vote of thanks was presented by Dr. Anu Sharma.